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Articles of Confederation Vs. Constitution
Branches of Government
Bill of Rights
Founding Father
Political Parties of the 1790s
100
How are the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution similar?
They provided the establishment of government.
100
Which branch decides whether or not the laws passed by Congress are constitutional?
Judicial Branch
100
The Bill of Rights were added to the Constitution to protect individual _____________ and ____________.
rights and freedom
100
Who was elected the first Vice President?
John Adams
100
Which group wanted a strong national government?
 Federalist Party
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The state and national government decided to share governing powers under the Constitution.  This is called______________________________.
federalism
200
Which vocabulary word means bringing charges of wrongdoing against an elected official?
impeachment
200
Which part of the country does not support slavery?
the north
200
Who was Secretary of State and leader of the Democratic-Republican party?
Thomas Jefferson
200
Which two early leaders started the two political party?
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
300
Which document was our first Constitution after the American Revolution?
Articles of Confederation
300
Congress is divided into which two parts?
Senate and the House of Representative
300
What does compromise mean?
each side gives up something to come up with an agreement
300
Who served with Washington and became the Secretary of Treasury? 
Alexander Hamilton
300
What does the Democratic-Republican party believe in?
They believed that the federal government should remain weak.
400
If a writer is drafting the Constitution, he is _________________.
writing a set of laws for the government to follow.
400
Who is the leader of the executive branch?
the President
400
What was the result of the Great Compromise?
the 3/5th Compromise
400
Who was the writer of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
James Madison
400
Which party included mostly farmers and common people?
Democratic - Republican Party
500
Why was the Constitution written?
It was written to fix the Articles of Confederation
500
Which branch writes, passes, and debates laws?
the legislative branch
500
The Constitution mentioned men.  Men actually meant...
white, male property owners
500
Who strengthened the Supreme Court?
John Marshall
500
Which party included businessmen, large landowners, and professional people?
Federalist Party